Cheryl Holt

Secret Fantasy

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (March 6, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312942540
ISBN-13: 978-0312942540

In this spellbinding new novel from the undisputed queen of erotic romance, bestselling author Cheryl Holt introduces two of her most unforgettable characters yet — In a story of seduction, longing, and forbidden love...

CAN A DARING ADVENTURE...

Orphaned at a young age and sent to live with selfish relatives, Margaret Gray has no dowry and no chance of ever marrying. When her aunt invites Jordan Prescott, Earl of Kettering, for a visit, hoping to entice him into offering for Margaret's spoiled cousin, the dashing war hero instead tempts Margaret into a truly decadent decision. If Margaret cannot have a husband, perhaps she dares, just once, to taste the pleasures of the flesh?

BECOME AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART?

Since his dissolute father squandered the family fortune, Jordan is required to marry an heiress in order to provide for this half-siblings. Yet no woman has ever aroused him as much as Margaret. Her sedate exterior belies a bold spirit and tantalizing sexuality. A single illicit tryst becomes a month-long journey in carnal abandon, but with Jordan's visit drawing to a close, can their passion survive the dangerous scheming that threatens to keep them apart?

Too wicked to wed

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 29, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312937997
ISBN-13: 978-0312937997

Cheryl Holt, the queen of erotic romance, takes readers to new heights of sensuality with her latest scintillating novel that will leave you breathless.

CAN THE ROGUE WHO WON HER VIRTUE...

Helen Mansfield's reckless brother has done the unthinkable, gambling away his sister's chastity to save his father's estate. When Helen visits the lodgings of the gentleman who has won her, hoping to make him see reason, she interrupts a carnal scene as outrageous as it is erotic. Luke Westmoreland, the illegitimate son of a duke, is clearly a rogue... and he's also the most wildly attractive man she has ever met. He offers Helen a new bargain that will give her one more year in her home. But their daily meetings quickly become sizzling lessons in wanton desire...
TEACH HER THE MEANING OF DESIRE?
Once branded a smuggler and thief, Luke Westmoreland is now hailed a hero, thanks to an act of bravery at sea. Although he has taken full advantage of the women his fame has enticed, none of the strumpets lining up to share his bed has intrigued Luke as much as beautiful, spirited Helen. Their trysts are abandoned, sensual adventures that deepen into a love neither dares to admit — until another man's twisted obsession places Helen in danger...

Too tempting too touch

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (March 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312937989
ISBN-13: 978-0312937980

Cheryl Holt, the queen of erotic romance, has captured the imaginations of fans everywhere. Now, her latest tale draws readers into an unforgettable story about an innocent woman whose passion leads her to a most erotic temptation.

THE ONLY CURE FOR TEMPTATION...

Ellen Drake has seen firsthand how dangerous scandal can be. Her family was torn apart by an unjust accusation ten years ago, and now, working as a paid companion, Ellend must keep her reputation above reproach. Catching her employer's betrothed in a sizzling tryst is bad enough; even worse that Ellen should find herself so infernally enthralled by the spectacle! Ellen intends to prevent Alex Marshall, Lord Stanton, from dallying with other women before his wedding day, but the rogue turns the tables — with an invitation to be his paramour. It's a proposition that is too outrageous, too indecent... and strangely irresistible. With a single touch, Alex opens the door to a secret world of sensual desire, a world Ellen is burning to explore...

IS TO SURRENDER...

Alex intends to be faithful once he's married, but in the meantime, London offers so many tempting bed partners. Giving the prim Miss Drake a taste of the excitement she clearly craves will be a delightful diversion, nothing more. But their secret dalliance unleashes the vengeance of someone who is plotting revenge, someone whose own erotic pursuits are twisted with madness. And the scandal that destroyed Ellen's family is about to come calling once again...

Too hot to Handle
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 30, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312937970
ISBN-13: 978-0312937973

Cheryl Holt, the queen of erotic romance, takes readers to new heights of sensuality with her latest scintillating novel that will leave you breathless.

THE LADY MUST WEAR RED...

When Emily Barnett arrives at the Earl of Winchester's residence, she believes she is interviewing for a post as governess to his two wards. It isn't until she happens upon the Earl in a most compromising position that she learns he is also searching for a new mistress. Although Emily is startled, she can't take her eyes off the erotic scene playing out before her. Never has she witnessed such carnal passion — or seen such a devilishly handsome man. But when the Earl thinks she is just one of the strumpets sent to fulfill his every desire, she flees, vowing never to return...

AND INDULGE HIS EVERY DESIRE...

Michael Farrow, the Earl of Winchester, prefers that his paramours wear red. Emily Barnett, in her conservative governess's attire, is nothing like the women he usually seduces. Yet beneath her prim and proper facade, he detects an alluring, sensual woman. Michael's two young wards actually do need a governess, so he seeks out Emily and insists on hiring her. Desperate to escape a hideous arranged marriage, she relents and accepts the position. But it isn't long before Emily finds herself enraptured by the Earl's expert touch as he takes her deeper and deeper on a journey of rampant passion...

Further than passion

Mass Market Paperback: 341 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 31, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312948263
ISBN-13: 978-0312948269

Cheryl Holt has thrilled both critics and fans with her wam, lushly sensual tales. Now, the queen of erotic romance presents her most highly charged novel yet — an extraordinary story of forbidden passion that spins wildly out of control...

CAN LONDON'S MOST NOTORIOUS ROGUE...

Kate Duncan agrees to help her young cousin land a husband though she draws the line when he learns the foolish girl wants to use an apothecary's love potion to snag the notorious Marcus Pelham! To prove the elixer a fake, Kate drinks it herself — and experiences the most erotic moment of her life when she stumbles upon Marcus in a most compromising position. Every nerve in Kate's body sings as she watches from the shadows, but is her response a result of the potion... or the man? Luckily, Marcus is far too busy to notice Kate's spying... or so she thinks...

FIND SATISFACTION IN THE ARMS OF JUST ONE WOMAN?

As the Earl of Stamford, Marcus has his choice of willing ladies to share his bed. Yet nothing has ever aroused him as much as the image of Kate watching him. Marcus tries to have a little fun with Kate by drinking the elixir — and them appearing to lose all control every time she's near. But the prank goes awry when Marcus finds himself wildly and truly attracted to the innocent Kate. As he teaches her the passionate art of seduction, will he lose his heart for the very first time?

More than seduction

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 26, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312992831
ISBN-13: 978-0312992835

HEALING HIM WAS HER BUSINESS...

Mrs. Anne Smythe's Healing Spa and Bathing Emporium is a haven for fashionable women who believe the waters have aphrodisiac properties. Yet the prim proprietesss never thinks of testing that theory -- until grievously injured Captain Stephen Chamberlin is deposited on her doorstep. Every minute the war hero spends under her roof courts scandal. It isn't long before she discovers that having such a man at her mercy arouses her in ways she had never thought possible as their "therapeutic" sessions in the hot springs become steamy trysts Anne wishes would never end...

HAVING HER WAS HIS PLEASURE...

Stephen thought he had reached his lowest point when the war rendered him an invalid. He's proven wrong when his sister and best friend leave him in the care of the tantalizing Mrs. Anne Smythe. Yet as the healing waters work their magic, so does the widow Smythe. Beneath her unflappable exterior lies an alluring woman: warm, witty and refreshingly open to sensual experimentation. But when mutual pleasure turns to forbidden love, can two people outwit the forces that would see them torn apart?

Deeper than desire

Mass Market Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 31, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312948255
ISBN-13: 978-0312948252

SHE HAS A WICKED SECRET...

With her family in dire straits, Olivia Hopkins reluctantly agrees to seek a marriage proposal from the aging Earl of Salisbury. But the plan goes awry when she finds an erotic volume in the earl's library. The book sets Olivia's body on fire. She simply cannot put it down--until she is caught red-handed by the Earl's devilishly handsome son--a man who quickens her pulse and stirs her imagination with thoughts she's never dared entertain...

AND HE'LL KEEP IT...FOR A PRICE

Phillip Paxton can't believe his good luck. Catching Olivia with the scandalous volume offers a superb chance to humiliate the father he despises. Using the book as bait, Phillip lures Olivia into an electrifying affair that explodes into unbridled lessons of passion. Phillip never expects to become enamored with his ravishing pupil. But what begins as a rakish scheme soon becomes a genuine affair of the heart--one that Phillip will protect at any cost...

Complete Abandon

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (September 15, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 031298460X
ISBN-13: 978-0312984601

NO BARGAIN IS AS ENTICING AS...

When Emma Fitzgerald storms the manor home of the new Viscount Wakefield, she feels more than justified fury. Having just inadvertently witnessed His Lordship in scandalous dishabille with his London mistress, her blood pounds with outrage...and with the delicious secrets of his flesh.
She has come to demand better treatment for his tenants, to seek some compassion, a shred of decency from this dastardly rake whose reputation for sin and debauchery precedes him. Now, the erotic image of his powerful flesh only heightens her determination to make this wicked rogue accountable for his actions.

ONE SEALED WITH A KISS...

Certainly no woman has ever dared to take John Clayton to task as though he is a naughty schoolboy, and no woman, especially one as enticing as Emma, ever has refused to be baited by his bold, assessing gaze. Instead she seems to look beneath his skin to see more than a scandalous rake. But this prim and proper vicar's daughter leaves him speechless when she proposes a bargain worthy of his insolence. In return for his kindness to others, she offers herself. Vowing to regain the upper hand, John brazenly sets out to introduce Emma to the art of love heedless of the consequences to his own heart...

Absolute pleasure

Mass Market Paperback: 377 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 31, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312948247
ISBN-13: 978-0312948245

She was a complete innocent...until he showed her the most irresistible passion

Absolute Seduction...

Absolute Surrender...

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE

The lonely, never-married Lady Elizabeth Harcourt desperately longs for a distraction. She finds one when a chance encounter leads her to the lush studios of artist Gabriel Cristofore. Gabriel insists upon painting Elizabeth's portrait, vowing to do justice to her ravishing figure. But Elizabeth soon realizes that Gabriel's plans for her have little to do with painting—for his true passion in life is the art of seduction.

The first moment Gabriel sets eyes on Elizabeth he can see she's not his usual mark. Her lush auburn locks, luscious skin, and ruby lips offer just a hint of the pleasure they promise. Despite his desire, he is torn between seducing her instantly and taking his time so that he can explore every aspect of her. But Gabriel is about to discover that some affairs cannot be so easily abandoned—especially when the heart of a rogue has been captured.

Total surrender

Mass Market Paperback: 359 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 31, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312948239
ISBN-13: 978-0312948238

"It was a game with only one rule—ultimate pleasure."
He was a master in seduction...

With the last of her family's possessions gambled away by her dissolute brother, Lady Sarah Compton has traveled to a country house gala for one last moment of grace and beauty. But she is unaware that the occasion is actually a notorious trysting event, where members of the aristrocracy can indulge their every sensual fantasy and erotic whim. Nor does she realize that the striking man who has stolen into her bedroom is none other than Michael Stevens—a rake who gives and takes his pleasures boldly...

She was a pupil, willing to learn...

The bastard son of an earl, Michael Stevens relishes his reputation as London's most notorious seducer. But he has no idea what to make of the auburn-haired beauty he'd nearly mistaken for a new conquest or how such an innocent could possibly have been invited to a gathering where London's bored elite caters to each other's carnal desires. When the lady refuses to heed Michaels' warning—to leave the house for her own protection—a powerful attraction grows, and soon, he longs to tutor the very proper Lady Sarah Compton in the art of passion...

Love lessons

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (October 14, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312978405
ISBN-13: 978-0312978402

Abigail Weston is twenty-five years old and still unwed. For a brief period of time, she was engaged at age seventeen, but her fiancee died before they were married. Shortly after, her mother died, as well, and she retired to the country, where she’s spent the past seven years raising her younger sister, Caroline, to adulthood.

Caroline is now seventeen, herself, and ready to make her debut. She and Abigail have come to London to stay with their brother, the Earl of Marbleton, and Abigail will chaperone Caroline through the whirl of social events that make up the London Season. She will also guide Caroline in her selection of a husband.

As Caroline prepares to enter the marriage market, she begins to ask questions of Abigail--questions about the sexual side of love--and Abigail quickly realizes that she has no basis of knowledge for providing the young woman with the kind of information she needs to succeed at the physical requirements of matrimony.

Abigail has heard a man’s name bandied about in whispers by the women with whom she visits, and the more she hears of his amorous exploits, the more intrigued she becomes. Supposedly, he is a passionate, skilled lover who has women flocking to his side, but he also has the reputation for being extremely discreet in his personal affairs.

A wicked idea, completely foreign to her character, starts to form, and she decides to approach him to see if he would verbally tutor her in the loving arts. Naively, she believes they will be able to meet innocently, coming together to talk about sex and pleasure without the necessity of any type of physical contact.

What she has not considered, however, is that her body has been unknowingly pining for a man’s sexual attentions. From the very first moment she contacts James Stevens, she lights a fire she has no means of extinguishing.

James is the notorious owner of a renowned gambling establishment who exists on the fringes of London’s High Society. He’s bored and looking for something that will put some excitement back into his life. When Abigail clandestinely meets him and makes her bizarre request that he teach her about sexual relations, he’s completely titillated by the erotic possibilities. As a man who’s had extensive experience with women, he recognizes the special chemistry that sparks whenever she is near, and he is captivated by what could become of an illicit liaison.

They are physically attracted to each other in the worst way, and temptation is impossible to resist. They begin meeting secretly, and step by step, Abigail is drawn into the world of passion James opens for her. With her entire being, she begins to anticipate their assignations, and she can hardly endure the lackluster days that pass with terrifying slowness in between each encounter.

As they spend time together, it becomes apparent that their physical craving has blossomed into an emotional bond, as well. However, they both realize any future is hopeless.

How well will Abigail learn the skills her tutor teaches her? Will she find the courage to throw off Society’s shackles so that she can be with James in every way?

Will James shed the bonds of his past, giving up his life of debauchery and dissipation in order to become the husband Abigail deserves?

Join Abigail and James as they venture down the carnal path of desire, only to find the route to everlasting love.